Carlo von Taxis was born about 1565, possibly in Augsburg. He was the son of Christoph von Taxis, and probably Christoph’s wife (and cousin), Regina von Taxis. (see document below showing Carlo as the son of Christoph de Taxis. This was two pages taken from a book in a Post Office in Augsburg).

Records indicate that beginning in the year 1590, Carlo or Carlin (as he was called in the Deizisau parish records) was Postmaster of Deizisau, Württemberg. During the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648), Carlin did not fair well financially. Many of the horses used in the postal operations got sick and died. The Post Office was forced to sell many of the properties it owned around the town of Deizisau. Carlin asked for financial help from the local government in nearby Esslingen, but no records have been found that show whether or not Carlin received any financial aid from that source. The city of Augsburg was badly damaged during the Thirty Years’ War, so Carlo was most likely unable to receive any financial aid from his relatives in Augsburg.

Carlin died on 23 March 1628, in Deizisau. At the time of his death, he was a poor man. Carlin’s age at death is shown in the parish records as 63 years. However, since Carlin was not born or baptized in Deizisau, the parish minister would have no written record of Carlin’s birth, so his age at death may not be accurate.

Since Carlo’s ancestors were originally from Italy, one would assume that Carlo would be a Roman Catholic. However, he attended the Evangelische Kirche in Deizisau. Of course, it appears that the Evangelische Kirche was the only church in Deizisau at that time. However, according to the Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, “During the Protestant Reformation, the Augsburg confession, a basic statement of faith of the Lutheran church, was drawn here (Augsburg) in 1530, and the Treaty of Passau, securing religious liberty for Germany, was signed at Augsburg in 1552.” Taking this into account, Carlo may have actually been raised in the Evangelische faith. Carlin’s religious affiliation may have also caused a rift between himself and other lines of the von Taxis family.